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Princeton University Chapel

4.4 (13 reviews)
Open 7:00 am - 11:00 pm

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Dewan A.

Amazing looking chapel. Not surprised something like this exists in Princeton University. If you are here at Princeton University or Princeton, NJ, I highly recommend you give this place a visit. For sure, I will come back. The architecture is amazing.

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Mike O.

It is a great honor to write this review. Princeton University Chapel has been a refuge, a place of hope, grandeur, delight, wonder, power, and grace since I moved here in 2015. WELCOME FOR ALL Home to many different religions, each with their own slot for weekly and daily services, it is also the corral for all Princeton students on their first day at campus, as well as their last farewell at Baccalaureate commencement. My absolute favorite is to come back after summer break or fall break, enter through the east transept and behold the magnificent nave from the side angle, walking silently across the aisle to take in the grand organ perched on both sides of the choir. I've captured it in some pics (currently the cover). THE ORGAN There is nothing so satisfying as a singer in a choir than sitting beneath a massive pipe organ as it heralds its strength of wind and sound in hymnody, the congregation swelling with full voice as one. Organist Eric Plutz explores new and exciting colors every week at the sunday morning presbyterian service. I always think of summery seersucker, wide-ribboned straw hats, and old fashioned spiral lollipops at that service. "LISTEN to what the organ can do!!!" CHRISTMAS LESSONS AND CAROLS Every year, just after Christmas, the choirs and brass gather for a Lessons and Carols celebration (check the pic). The church is almost full each time, and the program is famous for its rich music and scripture readings. COVID PROTOCOLS Check the website before you go. The university leans on the cautious side in terms of masking and procedures.

Though closed for construction, this entire area is absolutely amazing and worth visiting. The details on the exterior of the chapel are incredible. There are multiple sculptures in the immediate area of this church, as well. Very much recommend!

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Breathtaking! this place is so lovely and worth attending an event to hear live organ

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Princeton Battle Monument

Princeton Battle Monument

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The Princeton Battlefield Memorial was commissioned to honor the first victory of George Washington…read moreand the Continental Army against the regular British Army in 1777. From first conception in 1887 to dedication in 1922, the project took 35 years to complete due to lack of funds and artistic differences between the local civic groups in charge of selecting a site, retaining a sculptor and overseeing proprieties required by the Princeton town fathers. Ultimately, they settled on Frederick MacMonnies from the Paris Ecole Des Beaux Artes, who was grateful for the work. He in turn retained the services of the Piccarelli Brothers of Bronx, New York, the best stone carvers of their day, who had also completed the marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC. On June 9, 1922, the dedication took place with keynote speakers MacMonnies, President Warren G. Harding, and many lesser luminaries. Given to flights of gilded oratory, Harding said in part: "...Here the genius of General Washington reached the height of its brilliancy in action. Here his followers wrote their highest testimony of valor. Here liberty-seeking devotion struggled through privation and unbelievable exertion, to gain the heights. The crimsoned prints of numbed and bleeding feet marked the route a pathway to eternal glory. Thither they trudged through storm and torrent; but from here, in the hour of victory, went our winged messengers to let all men know that liberty was safe in the keeping of her son's...." It is genuinely an impressive stone monument. Within its folded granite can be seen the dying General Hugh Mercer being supported by a nameless soldier. On top, the visage of General Washington looks ahead, seemingly seeing the results of the bloody fight and also perceiving where all this would end a few years on.

On January 3, 1777, a surprise attack by the Continental Army routed the British and led to their…read moreretreat from Southern New Jersey. Many historians consider the Battle of Princeton to be a pivotal battle in the war for independence. Of course, the American troops were led into this battle by General George Washington. This imposing monument was dedicated in 1922, and features many delicate and intricate carvings on all faces. Check out the gorgeous image of Washington on his horse surrounded by dozens of his followers. The main inscription reads: "Here memory lingers to recall the guiding mind whose daring plan outflanked the foe and turned dismay to hope when Washington, with swift resolve, marched through the night to fight at dawn and venture all in one victorious battle for our freedom".

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Princeton Battle Monument - View of the monument on a cold, Sunday afternoon. Plenty of leftover snow around. (3/12/2018)

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View of the monument on a cold, Sunday afternoon. Plenty of leftover snow around. (3/12/2018)

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